Clallam Bay: Town stunned over sudden loss of four residents in car wreck

CLALLAM BAY -- When Yvette Kroeger's only child turned 18 last summer, she threw a party with a few of his friends, showered him with… Continue reading

Clallam: Five honored for volunteerism

PORT ANGELES -- Five people who have made outstanding community accomplishments were honored Friday with the Clallam County Community Service Award for 2004. Dr. Roger… Continue reading

Forks: Olympic National Park to keep visitor station open

FORKS -- Good news for Olympic National Park visitors who head to the West End on weekends this spring and summer: The Forks Park and… Continue reading

Peninsula: Dismal year of highway deaths continues

The number of people who have died on North Olympic Peninsula roads has become staggering following the Saturday deaths of four young friends from Clallam… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: Scouts build playground at Little League field

PORT HADLOCK -- They built it -- and they came. On Saturday, a playground built by six local Girl Scouts was swarming with children as… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Wooden Boat Foundation picks interim director from within

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Wooden Boat Foundation has named an interim executive director from within its own ranks. Kaci Cronkhite has been named to succeed… Continue reading

Pysht: Four killed when car flies off road into river

PYSHT -- A young man and three teens from Clallam Bay were killed Saturday morning after the car they were riding in plunged off state… Continue reading

Clallam: County fair royalty to be selected Saturday night

PORT ANGELES -- Three young women will be selected Saturday evening to represent the Clallam County Fair as its 2004 royalty. A queen and two… Continue reading

Gardiner: Lawsuit over road washout ordered back to court by appellate jurists

GARDINER -- Property owners who say Jefferson County is responsible for more than $1 million in damage caused when Old Gardiner Road washed out on… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fire-damaged Elks Naval Lodge reconstruction begins

PORT ANGELES -- The downtown Elks Naval Lodge that was damaged in a December fire is on the road to recovery. A painting crew has… Continue reading

Port Angeles: First money for $20 million science-technology building arrives at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES -- Peninsula College officials have received $1.13 million from the state Legislature to begin designing a $20 million science and technology building. Within… Continue reading

West End: Work crew discovers apparent human fetus along trail

What appears to be a human fetus in a specimen jar was found along a trail in west Jefferson County on Wednesday. A work crew… Continue reading

Clallam service award winners honored Friday

PORT ANGELES -- Five "local heroes"' will be honored Friday with the Clallam County Community Service Award for 2004. The recipients are: * John and… Continue reading

Jefferson: Cash-handling problem cited in state audit fixed, hospital district says

PORT TOWNSEND -- The latest state audit of Jefferson General Hospital detected a problem with cash handling at four clinics managed by the health district.… Continue reading

Jefferson: Insurance requirements for Port marina tenants firm, commissioners say

CHIMACUM -- Mandatory liability insurance for Port of Port Townsend marina tenants is a rule that is going to stay, Port commissioners declared Wednesday night.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Copter crew returns home after 48-day Coast Guard deployment

PORT ANGELES -- A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew that participated in a record-breaking drug patrol returned to Port Angeles on Wednesday afternoon after a… Continue reading

Sequim: Sides in shopping center permitting digest complex court ruling allowing tentative go-ahead

SEQUIM -- City officials are still digesting the details of a complex court ruling handed down in a land-use appeal over a proposed regional shopping… Continue reading

Sequim: Woman in fatal collision was celebrated international nature photographer

SEQUIM -- A celebrated photographer who bolstered her husband's prolific career as a nature writer and photographer was mourned Wednesday, one day after she died… Continue reading

Timber trust plan should emphasize revenue priority, DNR told at Peninsula meeting

PORT ANGELES -- When the 1992 Forest Resource Plan is updated by the Department of Natural Resources next year, it should emphasize that the state's… Continue reading

Brinnon: Dosewallips Road will be repaired, reopened, Forest Service says

BRINNON -- The U.S. Forest Service announced Tuesday that it will fix washed-out Dosewallips Road that leads to two campgrounds and several trailheads in the… Continue reading